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A friend of mine asked me this week about how I started out as a developer. Did I go to school for it? The short answer is no. I taught myself initially because it helped me do my job better.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Jump Starting to Double your Sales in a Tech Company

Twice this year I've talked to two companies who have the same challenge: After a decade of getting to $20-$50M in sales , senior management has been tasked by the board to "GET BIG NOW". I have noticed the same... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Patient Portals and the Identity Crisis

Meaningful use stage II is requiring a certain percentage of patients to be able to view their patient health information. At HIMSS in New Orleans there was a lot of conversation about this. And many vendors talking about their solutions.... Continue reading

Posted Mar 20, 2013 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Embedding a PowerPoint or Keynote Slide Deck Presentation in a website

A pdf just doesn't cut it in today's websites. Try looking at them on your smartphone. But how do you handle those slide decks? I've seen plugins etc. but that was just too much work. Turns out Keynote on Mac... Continue reading

Posted Feb 17, 2013 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Lower Back Injury: Physical Therapy not Surgery or X-Rays or MRI

Just before Thanksgiving I was floored by sciatica. I started taking a lot of ibuprofen to reduce the inflammation. By Friday I was able to get off the floor and go see the doctor who prescribed prednisone to further calm... Continue reading

Posted Feb 3, 2013 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Comcast dumping Analog, charging $2 per TV to hook up after 3

Just got a notice from Comcast that they are dropping all analog signals. I'm not surprised. There is only so much bandwidth and I suspect Comcast is increasing their 3D line up. So goodbye analog. If you have an old(er)... Continue reading

Posted Jan 25, 2013 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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The four R's to new product success for a startup

While working with a new startup, it is easy to get lost in the weeds. The first major milestone is cash flow break-even. This is when income meets expenses. It's math, when (number of customers x contribution margin) = expenses.... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Security Lapse at Delta in SLC

Yesterday our plane broke and since I would miss my connection they kindly rebooked me on a flight this morning. It was a very long night and I missed the flight. 30 minutes later I tried to rebook with an... Continue reading

Posted Nov 13, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Delta's New Website not tested, causing problems

Delta put up a new website and the IT folks did a lousy job testing. On Mountain Lion with Firefox Delta won't print boarding passes and won't let you book a flight. On my Air it said I had an... Continue reading

Posted Nov 12, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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B2B Startup Success: Start with the long tail

You have just developed this great product / service for businesses. But you need customers. Too often we focus on those "big deals" and gear our messages to the top: "We will make / save you money". The problem is... Continue reading

Posted Oct 18, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Phreesia - Not patient friendly - Two thumbs down

I'm all for electronic checkin for patients at clinics, but I wonder sometimes if the vendors actually use their own products. Take Phreesia for instance. Hand the patient a tablet with a stylus and voila! all their information is electronically... Continue reading

Posted Sep 25, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Setting Up Hospice Care: A Checklist for the Family

I am sorry you are reading this. But your job now is to do what's best for the comfort and care of your family member. And this is going to consume your life for the weeks ahead. The first choice... Continue reading

Posted Jul 18, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Scanlife QR Code Reader for LG Rumor Touch - Finding and Installing

The LG Rumor Touch is showing up on the "pay as you go" phone services from Virgin. Originally Scanlife supported this device from getscanlife.com. But now their autodetection identifies the phone as an LG LN510 but sends you to an... Continue reading

Posted Jul 2, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Facebook Connect Cyber Stalking Creeps Me Out

This morning I pulled up a local website to see the 4th of July activies. Imagine my surprise when on the home page I see the smiling face of a Facebook friend of mine. Creepy. Privacy is a contextual thing.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 27, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Vonage - Google Voice - Skype

I was getting tired of paying Vonage $35 / month (after taxes) for a phone line. Plus I found I liked using Skype for making calls because I could do it hands free. I also have a Google Voice number... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Why pushing patient data is better than pulling

I've always been leery of building systems that hold all of the patient data and depending on access controls to allow external parties to pull them down. Utah had a data breach impacting up to 780,000 people. All because a... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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HIMSS12 - Aventura - location based personas for hospitals

With over 1,000 vendors at the 37,000 attendee HIMSS12, I admit getting a wee bit glassy eyed. Then a friend showed me Aventura. It's a virtual desktop for use in hospitals. Yet this is not just another EMR, it is... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Taking the Twitter Plunge

I have been blogging since 1999 when my friend Doc Searls convinced me it was the next thing. I think that's like 100 years ago in Internet time. My biggest issue is staying on top of the technology wave. For... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Old Travel Decals for your car

I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday before that football game they have once a year. Turns out he has an extensive collection of vintage travel decals from the 1940's and 1960's. I remember as a little kid... Continue reading

Posted Feb 6, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Upgrading your Sprint phone? Try Amazon first.

It was time to upgrade my phone. I did a lot of research, went to the Spring store and looked at the unit. They wanted $148 (of which I would receive in 4-6 weeks a $50 gift card). I then... Continue reading

Posted Feb 1, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Are 800 numbers necessary?

We've had a personal 800 number since the mid 90's. It made sense when everyone had to pay by the minute for long distance. Now, no one pays extra for long distance. As a business, I prefer calling a real... Continue reading

Posted Jan 13, 2012 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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Do We Really Care About Patients?

It's been three years since I've gotten back into health care. Our product improves patient outcomes and reduces medical costs. What we have learned is the vast majority of health care providers (including our own IHC) care more about efficiency... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2011 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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CenturyLink / Qwest Dropping VoiP / Broadband Phone: Hello Sprint Connect

I loved my Qwest Broadband phone. $25 / month for everything. Then I get a letter last week: "Sorry we're not doing it anymore and you will lose your number the end of December". What to do? I looked at... Continue reading

Posted Dec 1, 2011 at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

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@Brock I resent the email I sent you and Adam Reader.

Commented Oct 25, 2011 on Lendio: Take Your Money and Run at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains

Before signing up with any cloud provider or SaaS, the first question you need to ask is "How do I get my data back?"

Commented Oct 22, 2011 on Cloud Computing – A Darker Side at Fryer's Blog in the Mountains